TY  - JOUR
ID  - scholars3916
SN  - 19443994
TI  - Treatment of aqueous solution of antibiotics amoxicillin and cloxacillin by modified photo-Fenton process
Y1  - 2013///
A1  - Chaudhuri, M.
A1  - Wahap, M.Z.B.A.
A1  - Affam, A.C.
N1  - cited By 13
IS  - 37-39
SP  - 7255
PB  - Desalination Publications
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84889648375&doi=10.1080%2f19443994.2013.773565&partnerID=40&md5=4d0034fd9d9439c322f1391cabc10786
EP  - 7268
KW  - antibiotics; aqueous solution; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; hydrogen peroxide; pH; pollutant removal; total organic carbon; water treatment
N2  - The study examined the effectiveness of the modified photo-Fenton (UV-vis/ferrioxalate/H2O2) process in treatment of an antibiotic aqueous solution. The optimum operating conditions for the treatment of a 300 mg/L antibiotic aqueous solution (150 mg/L of amoxicillin and 150 mg/L of cloxacillin) were obtained by using the central composite design of the response surface methodology. Under the optimum operating conditions (H2O2/chemical oxygen demand (COD) molar ratio 2.75, H2O2/Fe3+ molar ratio 75, H2O2/C2H2O4 molar ratio 37.5, reaction time 90 min and pH 3), 78.37, 45.94, and 52.30 removal of COD, NH3-N, and TOC, respectively, were achieved and the biodegradability (biochemical oxygen demand(BOD)5/COD ratio) improved from 0 to 0.35. Model prediction and experimental removal efficiency were in agreement with < 5 error. The modified photo-Fenton process is effective in pretreatment of the antibiotic aqueous solution for biological treatment. © 2013 Balaban Desalination Publications.
JF  - Desalination and Water Treatment
VL  - 51
AV  - none
ER  -